Comments on: Self-Publishing on Blurb

By: sirous

sirous — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:00:17 +0000

PLEASE ! ..PLEASE !1 A PHONE # ???..
I NEED TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY 300 ART BOOK TO PUBLISH…
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STUDIO SIROUS

By: sirous

sirous — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:59:06 +0000

PLEASE ! ..PLEASE !1 A PHONE # ???..
I NEED TALK TO YOU ABOUT MY 300 ART BOOK TO PUBLISH…
THANK YOU

By: Brice

Brice — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:19:10 +0000

One of your “patterns” is on a disc which came with a Rockport Publishing book I purchased at Borders Books. Your work?

By: shauna & stephen

shauna & stephen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:55:16 +0000

we want one of yours! we just had one made of all our inspiration images… it’s the perfect way to archive all our favorite things.
shauna & stephen

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:17:30 +0000

Your book is lovely!
I’ve tried both Blurb and Shutterfly photo books and found Shutterfly to be better quality overall. The paper is nicer and slightly thicker and the reproduction is more accurate. I like your cover however and that wouldn’t be possible with Shutterfly. It’s probably more practical for books with less pages. I’m sure you’ll have a fancy publisher knocking at your door soon anyway! Thanks for sharing your experience.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:01:16 +0000

That is such a great idea, and the designs are fabulous! I want one!

By: Nikko

Nikko — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:54:56 +0000

Looks great Julia! What a wonderful way to present your work!

By: Book By Its Cover » The Small Print

Book By Its Cover » The Small Print — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:29:37 +0000

[...] of self-publishing, I ordered this book from Frank Chimero’s Lulu shop. I’m a huge fan of Frank’s [...]

By: julia

julia — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:08:44 +0000

thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I don’t think I would sell this book- I only made it as a portfolio to hand out. It would be too expensive for everyone especially for what it is- it makes me uncomfortable. Hopefully one day I will get a real publisher to work with me on a book project! I am going to try Lulu too to see how it compares.

By: Oakland Pete

Oakland Pete — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:13:35 +0000

As a seller of art books, I have seen some great book made by blurb and other “print-on-demand” companies, but it is also important to understand that these books are only cost effective as samples or books you intend to sell directly to a consumer. The retail price of a publication should be AT LEAST 4 times the cost of publishing (remember, wholesale and distributers buy books at 40 to 50% of retail). Would this $25 book be able to sell for $100?
This being said, it is great that there are these services where you can get full-color printing done with low minimum quantities.
Great blog!